Light Up the Sky lights up Lyric Stage

The Lyric Stage's revival of Moss Hart's charming comedy Light Up the Sky is aptly named, as the cast in this fast-paced comedy make for a delightful evening's entertainment. The play tells the story of a pre-Broadway Boston tryout of a new play by a neophyte playwright. The characters include the playwright, an over-the-top director who cries at the drop of a hat, the producer and his wife who have put up the money after reading the script, the leading lady and her dull stockbroker husband and her caustic mother, as well as an accomplished playwright who acts as a form of Greek chorus, a visiting Shriner and a new grad who is ghost-writing the leading lady's autobiography. The opening appears to be a flop and the the three main experienced characters berate the playwright, who decides to give it all up and go home. The morning papers, however, give the show rave reviews and so they must convince the playwright to return.
The lines are witty, the acting superb, and the time just flies by.  A wonderful ending to the 2014-15 season.